title: Continuous renal replacement therapy combined with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in advanced cardiac failure patients.
abstract: Acute renal failure during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is associated with extremely high mortality. This report describes treatment of myocardial dysfunction in one 48-year-old and one 11-year-old patient. Venoarterial ECMO was required to support myocardial dysfunction. Continuous venovenous hemodialysis was performed for acute renal failure with pulmonary edema and oliguria. Both patients survived following treatment with venoarterial ECMO combined with continuous venovenous hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan - ROC.
authors.forename: Chan-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yung-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Feng-Chun
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ya-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Chang-Chyi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Jenq
authors.forename: Chung-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ji-Tseng
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Chih-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006440:Hemofiltration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged